On 12/3/48 the above paper re-ported a faulty
bullpen locking mechanism was a factor in the deadly breakout.
Other papers re-ported the same information.
The faulty
jail “bullpen” door lockingmechanism
– it could be jiggled open a piece of bent wire -- was cited in several local
newspaper reports in late 1948 after the breakout and repeatedly again during
1949 as the case of the captured killer/escapees proceeded through various
court processes.